KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A massive fire forced a nursing home evacuation at Yates Center Friday afternoon, with Overland Park evacuating firefighters to fight the flames.
The city is about two hours southwest of the Kansas City area and has around 1,300 residents.
The fire began west of the town's one-storey nursing home, and the flames quickly moved to the nursing home.
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Emergency crews evacuated about 50 residents from the nursing home.
No one in the nursing home was injured. There were no other injuries reported Friday night, according to Yates Center Police Chief Michael Strode.
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Firefighters from Yates Center, Buffalo, Chanute, Allen County and Overland Park were on the scene fighting the fire.
The Kansas Fire Department's office will investigate the cause of the fire.
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